The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

That's the very thingr roared he
in q tone that made the windows rat
] tie. That's just it, exactlyi You ';
hit the nail slap on the head! It's thi,
way: My Arabella has actually los
her senses, and gone head over heels
in love with young Pillkins- know
him?''
Intimately"
Poorer than church mouse, proud
er than Lucifer, and demned demo
crat in politics! By the Lord Harry!
Arabella needn't think for a minute
that she can foist young Pllkins on
her old dad as his son-in-law. No,
Stree. l hate his poverty. / hate his
pride. hate his demnition politics
| hate his very name-Pilkins-pahw
Ptlkins was a lawyer and once upon
time had been rival of my own. He
was proud; he was poor; and, more
over, he was my sworn enemy. If !
could spoil his prospects of marriage
with the majors heiress. | determined
to do so. Here was my revenge, and
revenge is sweet That is, those who
have had an opportunity to know say ii
is, and believe them.
'Pillkins knows what | think of his
trying to marry my daughter. I've
told him. Not only have told him in
plain words that he is fortune hunter
but | enforced it by kicking him oil
the front piazza no longer ago than
this morning" went on the major.
And what did he say to thatp"
Say" roared Philpot prancing an
grily about the room. "Good Lord!
He just got up. bowed politely, lifted
his hat if you Il believe me! the impu-
dent dog! and, says he, Since you adopt
heroic Treatment my deah major / feel
obliged to follow your example and
prosecute this courtship in a heroic
mannah. I'll have your daughter,
or L Il die trying to win her. Remem-
ber that. But he's mistaken; no Pill.
kins will ever wed Philpot--perlsh
the thought overheard them plan
ing an elopement' and | intercepted a
note not two hours ago, in which he
gave her the details, and set the time.
even TO the hour. 1t is to take place
tonight We give grand party, you
know, and she is to slip away after
supper, when the carriages are drawn
up IN line before the pavement and the
guests are taking their departure.
She is to put on long dark wrap, and
carry a tuberose in her hand. by
which he is to recognize her. There is
to be carriage handy. She is to enter
it, and the driver is to go to the-devil
But, unknown to Mr.. Pillkins, Arabel.
las old dad is to put in his appearance,
and Arabella herself is to be yanked up
stairs and sent to to bed"
"And what am to do?"
''1ou are to come to the ball as a
guest. will introduce you TO my
daughter, and you must shadow her
during the the whole evening. She
must not be allowed to evade us.
would 90 home now and lock her up
and have an end to it all but for
the party. 1t would never do for
her to be absent when our guest
arrives. I've spent small for
tune on this party, and want it to be
q success, and am determined not to
give up the entertainment, nor to allow
Piilkins to run away with Arabelia. =
I'm be there early" said /, earger.
ly.
'Do. I'll give you hundred dollars
to help me outwit the rascally Pillkins.
He's entirely too smart in his own esti-
nation. And if he thinks he will ever
feather his nest -figGratiyely speak
ing, of course with Arabella's $50, 600,
why, then, he'll do it through old Phil
pots mistake--that's all.
You can depend upon me, and /
never expect to earn a hundred
dollars more easily than / will tonight,
my dear major. Let rue see: tube.
roSes-dark wraps-waiting carriage at
about three o'clock in the morning. L
give you my word Major Philpot that
if Pillkins gets at Arrabella tonight
you may use my head for football
Good. I'll expect you early and
with that he tore himself away.
hired an elaborate evening suit and
took my way to Philpot mansion. The
major lived in an elegant style IN big
stone-house On Schuyler avenue. He had
given me card. which sent up by
servant, Instantly the major came in
to the study where the servant had con-
Quoted me to wait moment.
Cad r. says he, '.you look like a
dandy
Il am dandy" says l. for tonight,
any way. How goes it p''
"LovelY. Arabella suspects nothing.
S he is rather more afectionate than
common, but. in view of her intended
flight, perhaps not more SO than is ma
turaL
A heavy velvet curtain that con-
cealed a doorway trembled slightly
and caught my attention for moment.
What if somebody should overhear us
but no, that was impossible. l stepped
toward the curtain, but at that moment
the; beautiful Arabella herself appeared
"a the farther recess.